CVE-2001-0317 describes a race condition in the ptrace system call within Linux kernel versions 2.4 and 2.2. This flaw allows a local attacker to gain privileges by manipulating a running setuid process through ptrace. While the CVSS score is low (3.7), indicating high attack complexity and partial impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, exploit code is publicly available on ExploitDB. Despite the existence of exploits, there is no evidence of active exploitation, and the vulnerability has received no community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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